‖ rhesis
(ˈriːsɪs)
[a. Gr. ῥῆσις word, speech.]
A set speech or discourse.
| 1871 Browning Balaust. Wks. 1896 I. 629/2 Any who could speak A chorus to the end, or prologize, Roll out a rhesis. 1906 Athenæum 31 Mar. 383/2 The discourse (or rhesis) put into the mouth of Martin. |